FCC Chairman Puts ‘The View’ On Notice Over ‘Equal Time’ Requirement

“I don’t think it’s been a good thing, either in terms of our job of administering the law or the outcome that we’re seeing across the media sector,” he added.

Carr also pointed to declining public confidence in the news media, arguing that trust in journalism has fallen dramatically over time.

“Fifteen percent of people would eat gas station sushi,” Carr said. “Only 8 percent of people say they have a great deal of trust” in the media, Breitbart News reported.

The FCC has not indicated when it expects to issue a decision regarding ABC’s arguments, but the review could help clarify how federal regulators distinguish between news programming and opinion-based shows under the agency’s longstanding equal time rules.